Support for dial operating devices



y 29, 1951 J. E. ANDERSON 2,554,551

SUPPORT FOR DIAL OPERATING DEVICES Filed Sept 10, 1948 INVENTOR. JAMES E ANDERSON ATTORNEY Patented May 29, 1951 SUPPORT FOR DIAL OPERATING DEVICES James E. Anderson, Portland, reg., assignor to L. L. Hamilton and G. H. McDonald, doing business as Regional Sales Company, Portland,

Oreg.

Application September 10, 1948, Serial No. 48,680

1 Claim.

This invention relates to telephone dial operating devices and the primary object of the invention is to provide a special clip to be secured to the finger stop of the dial assembly for holding a dial engaging member. This application is an improvement over my already issued Patent Number 2,428,135.

With my present invention the dial operating engaging member is directly supported by the clip while in the above mentioned patent, the dial operating member is indirectly supported by a spring member.

A further object of this invention is to provide a means of securing the. dial operating member to the clip so that the same will not be carried away or lost.

These and other incidental objects will be apparent in the drawings, specifications and claim.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side View of a telephone and dial assembly having my new and. improved dial indicated, the dial operating member shown being held by the clip.

Referring more specifically to the drawings:

My new and improved support for dial operating device is particularly intended and adapted to be used in connection with telephone dials. The dial assembly being indicated by numeral l forming part of the telephone 2. My new and improved clip for holding dial operating member is indicated at 3 and consists of a loop 2 having a spring clip 5 bent around at 6 and forming part of the loop 4.

The clip 3 of my new and improved dial operating device is adapted to be secured to the finger stop B of the dial assembly, as best illustrated in Figures 1 and 4. The finger stop B is the most convenient part of the dial assembly to secure my new clip to and it offers a most rigid connection as well as convenient location, although I would not wish to be limited to the exact location.

The loop 4 is curved outwardly at l and at 8, the object of which will be apparent later. The dial operating device A consists of a body member 9 being formed somewhat in a rectangular shape but curved to add to the operating convenience of the same, as at [0 and H. The body member 9 has a ball l2 formed on one of its ends for engaging the holes l3 of the dial member M of the telephone. The ball 12 is inserted within the loop 4 of the clip 3, the curve portions 1 and 8 of the clip directing the same into the clip where the same engages the sockets I5 formed within the loop 4.

Beginning at the point l8 a groove or valley leads to the socket 15, the object of which is to guide and direct the ball centrally of the loop while being inserted therein. These sockets hold the ball I2 of the dial operating device within the clip permitting free movement from the position shown in Figure 2, in full lines to the broken line position.

I have illustrated a connecting cord l6 secured at one of its ends to the dial operating device A and to the clip 3 at IT. This cord prevents the dial operating device from being carried away or lost.

In the operation of my new and improved dial operating device the operator grasps the body member 9 and pulls the ball I 2 out of the sockets l5 of the loop 4 engaging the said ball with the openings l3 of the dial rotating the same by the member A. After the dial has been operated the ball is then replaced within the clip 3 ready for the next operation.

I do not wish to be limited to the exact mechanical structure as shown, as other mechanical equivalents may be substituted still coming within the scope of my claim.

What is claimed as new, is:

A support for a telephone dialing device having a dialing ball on its end, which support comprises a sheet of spring material of L-shaped conformation with the arms thereof extending slightly beyond the angle joint therebetween, each of 3 said arms being bent in U-shape on opposite sides of the joint with the U-bends substantially at right angles to each other, one of said arms being bent substantially flat upon itself to form a narrow clip for gripping the side of a finger stop on a telephone, the other of said arms being circularly bent to form a wide clip for releasably embracing the ball of the dialing device, the ends of said arm being flared outwardly to facilitate the insertion of the ball, the flared end extending beyond the joint of the arms overlying the slot in-the flat clip to extend over the top of the telephone finger stop, opposed sockets in said arms to diametrically nest the ball, and the inner side of said arms being transversely concave to guide the ball to said sockets.

JAMES E. ANDERSON.

4 REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,439,067 Cole Dec. 19, 1922 1,772,325 Shinn Aug. 5, 1930 1,883,287 Zink Oct. 18, 1932 2,285,286 Kirkman June 2, 1942 2,416,157 Cotton Feb. 18, 1947 2,428,135 Anderson Sept. '30, 1947 2,453,272 Savoie Nov. 9, 1948 

